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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 151-156 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Jul 2014 |
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Keywords
- Namib Desert
- sand dune
- remote sensing
- morphometry
- terrestrial laser scanner
- ground-penetrating radar
- cellular automaton model
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A prospectus for future geomorphological investigation of the Namib Sand Sea. / Livingstone, Ian; Baas, Andreas; Bateman, Mark D; Bristow, Charles; Bryant, Robert G; Bullard, Joanna E; Nield, Joanna M; Thomas, David S G; White, Kevin H; Wiggs, Giles F S.
In: Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Vol. 69, No. 3, 3, 31.07.2014, p. 151-156.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - A prospectus for future geomorphological investigation of the Namib Sand Sea
AU - Livingstone, Ian
AU - Baas, Andreas
AU - Bateman, Mark D
AU - Bristow, Charles
AU - Bryant, Robert G
AU - Bullard, Joanna E
AU - Nield, Joanna M
AU - Thomas, David S G
AU - White, Kevin H
AU - Wiggs, Giles F S
PY - 2014/7/31
Y1 - 2014/7/31
N2 - The Namib Sand Sea in southern Africa offers an ideal location in which to consider general questions about the evolution of sand seas, about the fluxes of sand through contemporary dune fields and about the patterns of dune form that are created. This paper aims to provide a concise account of the approaches and techniques that are currently being used and will be used in the future to address these questions. The paper considers the techniques employed to investigate wind climate, the morphometry of the dunes, the internal structure of dune sediments, the age of the dunes and the potential to model dune development.
AB - The Namib Sand Sea in southern Africa offers an ideal location in which to consider general questions about the evolution of sand seas, about the fluxes of sand through contemporary dune fields and about the patterns of dune form that are created. This paper aims to provide a concise account of the approaches and techniques that are currently being used and will be used in the future to address these questions. The paper considers the techniques employed to investigate wind climate, the morphometry of the dunes, the internal structure of dune sediments, the age of the dunes and the potential to model dune development.
KW - Namib Desert
KW - sand dune
KW - remote sensing
KW - morphometry
KW - terrestrial laser scanner
KW - ground-penetrating radar
KW - cellular automaton model
U2 - 10.1080/0035919X.2014.936330
DO - 10.1080/0035919X.2014.936330
M3 - Article
VL - 69
SP - 151
EP - 156
JO - Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa
JF - Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa
SN - 0035-919X
IS - 3
M1 - 3
ER -